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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2025 · 42 MIN

How the Greatest Public Speakers Shaped American History

from Classical Et Cetera · host The Memoria Press Podcast Network

The greatest public speakers in American history delivered speeches that shook the world and shaped the nation we know today. In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, we explore the famous American speeches that defined key moments in time, from political movements to cultural shifts. These influential words—some of the greatest speeches of all time—continue to inspire and challenge us. Join us as we uncover the power of rhetoric and the voices that changed America forever.   What We're Reading from This Episode: Orthodoxy —G.K. Chesterton (Paul) | https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/mp/orthodoxy/ Bring Up the Bodies —Hillary Mantel (Tanya) | https://amzn.to/3ExF3d6 Till We Have Faces—C.S. Lewis (Tanya) | https://amzn.to/3GefA8X The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis —Jason M. Baxter (Allison) | https://amzn.to/3Errkof Helena —Evelyn Waugh (Allison) | https://amzn.to/42rAVVm Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture —Werner Jaeger (Martin) | https://amzn.to/42GjKxW

The greatest public speakers in American history delivered speeches that shook the world and shaped the nation we know today. In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, we explore the famous American speeches that defined key moments in time, from political movements to cultural shifts. These influential words—some of the greatest speeches of all time—continue to inspire and challenge us. Join us as we uncover the power of rhetoric and the voices that changed America forever.   What We're Reading from This Episode: Orthodoxy —G.K. Chesterton (Paul) | https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/mp/orthodoxy/ Bring Up the Bodies —Hillary Mantel (Tanya) | https://amzn.to/3ExF3d6 Till We Have Faces—C.S. Lewis (Tanya) | https://amzn.to/3GefA8X The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis —Jason M. Baxter (Allison) | https://amzn.to/3Errkof Helena —Evelyn Waugh (Allison) | https://amzn.to/42rAVVm Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture —Werner Jaeger (Martin) | https://amzn.to/42GjKxW

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